Fresh English: New Writing Prompt

Thursday, December 12, 2019

New Writing Prompt

Find this part of your document. Fill in all the boxes
you can and then do some research for the rest.

Goal: Get started on your next writing assignment

Agenda:
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New Writing Assignment
Time to get started

New Writing Assignment:

You have a new assignment shared with you in Google Classroom.
It is to describe a problem you see in the world and suggest that people follow your solution.
Go to Google Classroom and click on the document that came with this assignment to get started.
Draft is due before class on TUESDAY 12/17 so that you can make the most of writing group time.

Reminders:

Keep reading book #5.
Do you need extra time for research on your essay topic? Can you do some searching from home?

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Gradebook Explained

My grade book is on Power School for you to view. There are some things you need to know.

If you have a blank score or missing score that is not bad. Often scores are left blank when I do not grade an assignment right away. Sometimes blanks mean a student was absent for an in class experience. The point is do not panic about blank or missing scores.

Zeros however, are a real problem. Students get zeros when they do not turn in an assignment that they should have done. Zeros usually appear after I have asked the student several times to get the work finished. Students can sometimes undo a zero by turning in the work late. Some assignments can be regraded. See the button at the top of the blog to request a re-grade.

Often I do not enter many assignments until the end of the grading period when projects we have been working on for a few weeks become due. I try to enter progress grades every few weeks into the "progress category." Note that the progress category is only 10% of the total grade. Low scores on progress grades indicates that a student needs to improve their work before the final project is due.

Grade categories are weighted as follows:

50% Writing & Speaking (Essays, some in class assessments, and speaking assignments.)

40% Reading & Listening (Book reviews and reading progress and some listening assessments.)

10% Progress (writing draft grades, turning in required paperwork, some formative assessments)

Student grades are based on meeting grade level standard proficiencies. This is not a points or numbers game. There is no extra credit, but there may be additional opportunities to show proficiency.

I hope this will resolve some confusion. Of course if you have questions about grades please e-mail me.

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Thursday, December 12, 2019

New Writing Prompt

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